Cheadle Animal Welfare: Autumn Update
Where to contact when | Autumn Update | About Cheadle & District Animal Welfare | Black Cats Are Beautiful | When Pets Fall Ill Autumn Update Margaret Russell 20.10.26 The weather is getting colder and the leaves are falling, a sure sign that we are well and truly into autumn, and what can be nicer than a brisk morning walk with your dog in the autumn sunshine? Olwyn & Arwin That’s what Ann was doing recently with Arwin, a 7-month-old Guide Dog puppy, whom she was lo
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5 hours ago8 min read
Trick or Treat? Halloween Advice from Staffordshire Police
By James Naylor (Staffordshire Police, PCSO, Cheadle) As we steam roll to the end of the year, one of the events coming up is Halloween. We encourage everyone that is participating in Halloween to have a good time on the 31st October. But, Halloween is not for everyone. I have attached a No trick or Treaters sign to be printed off and placed in the window of those that do not want people knocking on their doors and causing distress to those that don't want to be disturbed b
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6 hours ago1 min read
Climate & Nature Fund Now Open
SMDC is now inviting applications for the next round of the Climate & Nature Fund. Grants of up to £400 are available. Eligible projects include those that encourage active travel or wildlife, community engagement or growing schemes, and those that improve the energy efficiency of community buildings. *Social Connective CIC Previous grant winners include projects ranging from showcasing farming biodiversity and supporting hedgehog rescue services to those helping community gr
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7 hours ago1 min read
The Transformative Work of the We Love the Moorlands Charity Fund
We Love the Moorlands is a local fund that works with small charities and community groups over the Moorlands region. Part of the Community Foundation for Staffordshire they are dedicated to helping good causes specifically in the Moorlands area. A panel of local volunteers help to deliver grant awards in the Moorlands. Over the course of the year they award around £25,000 to many groups, each grant can be up to £1000 – A spokesperson for the group said "If you need some
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1 day ago1 min read
Interested in Supporting Medical Research?
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust provides local research facilities to the NHS. They sometimes have opportunities for people to be part of a research study, and other opportunities which not only help our understanding and treatments but also enable participants to have a closer connection to medical expertise they might find valuable to their own health. This post will detail the latest opportunities to take part in their research. Readers should thorough
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1 day ago4 min read
DJC Lettings Relocates to Prime High Street Spot
A new business arrived on Cheadle High Street last month. DJC Lettings, a well-known local letting agency, has set up shop at the upper end of the High Street. We met with owner Debbie Coates to learn more about this all-female enterprise. Debbie told our reporter that they have been in business for eleven years, and she finds the most rewarding aspect of her job is offering beautiful homes for tenants. "Once people join us, they tend to stay. Someone might live in a two-bedr
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2 days ago3 min read
Buses Trains & Roadworks
Busses | Trains | Roads | News Roads 17.10.26 Staffordshire highways crews: record-breaking month of pothole repairs in September Crews repaired 5,067 defects over the month, more than twice the 2,498 repaired in September last year. It is also the first time they have completed more than 5,000 repairs in one month. A spokesperson for the council said. "This is another step forward in Staffordshire County Council's work to improve roads and reduce the pothole backlog. "
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4 days ago11 min read
Does History Really Belong to the Victors? Meet the Storytellers
The Storytellers Don't Think So! Programme | Christmas | Book There are many things we learned in school or from other sources which we believe to hold true and our history helps ground us; helping to understand our past can reconcile the present and plan for the future. Ian Barlow: Chef & Story Teller pictured with props from his Agincourt evening Even if we don't think too deeply about it, our history is important. In recent years, with the ability to communicate wi
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5 days ago3 min read
